The Joyce Dockery Memorial Scholarship and H.O.P.E. Volunteer Awards will be presented at a fundraising dinner to be held tonight (May 16) in the Press Room of Food City, 300 Clinchfield Street. Doors open at 6 p.m.

East Tennessee State University's affiliated fundraising organization announced a record fund balance to its members Thursday and boasted nearing the two-thirds mark in its efforts to provide the college's share of funding for the performing arts center.

The Tennessee Promise, funded with lottery reserve dollars, will provide two tuition-free years of community college or a college of applied technology (TCAT) to graduating high school seniors on a continuing basis.

The seventh annual career fair brought more than 40 different businesses and organizations to the Rogersville National Guard Armory, offering seventh-graders a glimpse at a variety of different career options.